Solid Sound 2019 is curated by Wilco and takes place at Mass Moca in North Adams, Massachusetts. Check out a lineup of music, comedy, art and community!
The festival was created by Wilco, and the band chooses various indie rock, jazz and indie folk bands as well as a group of comedians that frequently include John Hodgman for a weekend event. This is musical tribes playing out in real time -- Wilco has cultivated a mass following and lifestyle and Solid Sound is a celebration of this.
Jonathan Richman, John Hodgman's Comedy Cabaret, Jeff Tweey & Friends, The Minus 5 Clipping and Milo are also in the lineup!
There's also a comedy stage, local food, craft beer and other alcohol offerings, family events, naturalist activities and more.
You can find different options for Solid Sound that include camping or glamping in tents or RV's as well as residence hall lodging in Berkshire Towers for people that want a place to stay indoors. The Solid Sound dates are June 28 - 30, 2019.
Also available at Solid Sound this year is a “Friends of the Festival” pass that includes a private pop-up performance by Wilco, a festival poster signed by the band, an autographed copy of Jeff Tweedy's memoir Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back), a commemorative laminate, a private “flash tour” with museum director Joseph Thompson, another private pop-up performance by a band to named later, and access to a private lounge inside the museum.
The Solid Sound lineup for 2019! Wilco, Courtney Barnett, The Feelies, Tortoise and Cate LeBon all top the lineup! Jonathan Richman, John Hodgman's Comedy Cabaret, Jeff Tweey & Friends, The Minus 5 Clipping and Milo are also in!
MUSIC Lineup
Wilco, Courtney Barnett, The Feelies, Tortoise, Cate Le Bon, Jonathan Richman, Jeff Tweedy & Friends, The Minus 5, Clipping., Milo, OHMME, CUP (Nels Cline & Yuka C Honda), Lonnie Holley, Rafiq Bhatia, Foxwarren, Julian Lage Trio, Autumn Defense with strings, Quindar, "Fishing" featuring Danielle Agami, Glenn Kotche and Jon Hamm, Story Pirates, Lithics, Skyway Man, Expandards, Rough Francis, Circus Smirkus, Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem, Lakou Mizik, Mdou Moctar, Wand, Buck Meek, DJ Funkhouser
COMEDY LINEUP
Aparna Nancherla, Jean Grae, Doughboys, Rhea Butcher, John Hodgman's Comedy Stage
AUTHORS
Abbi Jacobson, John Hodgman, Nate Chinen, Geoff Edgers, Russell Ginns, Mad Libs
ACTIVITIES
Euclid Record Pop Up Shop, Penguin Random House Presents: Authors in Discussion with Abbi Jacobson, John Hodgman and Nate Chinen, Glenn's Sensory Seat, Axe Throwing, Oxford Pennant Souvenir Shop, Wilco Loft Official Reverb Sale, Mad Libs Lounge, Genelec Sound Installation, Tortoise Play Live to Film “La Jetée”, Geoff Edgers, Russell Ginns, Dust-to-Digital presents the Blues and Gospel films of William Ferris, Recycled Ryhthms, Poster Silk Screening Demo with Ghost-Town, Mellotron Variations featuring Pat Sansone, TinTypes, Yoga, MASS MoCA (Galleries & Exhibits), "The Deep: Chapter 8" An Immersive Sound Installation, Allovers, Mark Stewart: Music by All Folks Present: a 21st century Hootenanny, Huckleberry Mobile Studio, Naturalist Hikes
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